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Wagoner County commissioners approve routine procurement, grants and invoices in June 23 meeting
Summary
The Wagoner County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of routine motions June 23, including a retention letter for outside counsel, grant-related actions, multiple invoices and pay requests tied to ongoing projects and county operations.
The Wagoner County Board of County Commissioners on June 23 handled multiple routine items and recorded votes on procurements, grants, contracts and invoices.
Among the actions the board approved during the meeting:
- Consent agenda approval (motion to approve all consent items except item F2). The board approved the consent agenda as amended; roll call recorded one abstention.
- Retention of Gable Gotwalt as outside counsel to represent the Board of County Commissioners in case CV-2025-90 (RRJ Sand Company LLC v. Board of County Commissioners, Wagoner County). Motion to approve the retention letter passed; Commissioner Kelly abstained while others voted Aye.
- Receipt of cost estimate and acceptance of process to pursue an anticipated "Safe Neighborhood" (Flock Safety) grant for eight cameras; staff said installation would be paid by the grant if awarded and would not cost the sheriff's office or the county.
- Acceptance of an OSHA grant for the sheriff's office (FY2026) anticipated at $37,000 for traffic enforcement equipment including radars and speed trailers.
- Approval of a Department of Justice portal assurance required for the previously authorized FY2026 School Violence Prevention Program grant; the board signed required assurances to comply with DOJ rules.
- Approval to use opioid-abatement (non-litigating political subdivision) funds to purchase KelPro office-management software and related office supplies for community sentencing case management; staff said using those funds was more strategic given the proximity to the end of the award period.
- Multiple invoices and pay requests were approved, including: a pay request for state project utility relocation (Wagon County water number 4) paid with CERB funds through ODOT ($75,434.55); grants consulting invoice to Grants by Gabrielle for $5,000; Business Image Systems ARPA invoice $10,000; Meshack and Associates/WSB invoice $23,400 for professional services on the 270 Third project; and a pay application for courthouse waterproofing services in the amount of $264,200.
- Financial procedural approvals including a small transfer of $169.18 between treasury accounts to cover a salary shortfall and formal receipt of department estimates of need for FY2026 (presented to the board; total departmental requests summed to $15,058,113.96).
Motions on these items were passed primarily by unanimous or majority recorded roll calls. Where votes were recorded, the clerk captured names as read during roll call and noted a small number of abstentions on specific items.
The board recessed at the close of the agenda after hearing public comments and announcements.
